Bristol Central football has been known for years as a running team.
Sure there were the years of Matt Coyne and Aaron Hernandez, but the Rams have featured more of a running attack.
Last Friday, Central went to the air more in a 34-27 loss to Maloney at Muzzy Field.
Isaiah Miller was 10-of-22 for 210 yards and two touchdown passes, one apiece to Connor Staubley and Justus Fitzpatrick. The Staubley connection was for 59 yards while the Fitzpatrick one went for 54 yards.
Miller ran for two scores as well, with his last one knotting the game at 27 in the third quarter. Unfortunately for Miller and the Rams, they didn’t have enough to get past the Spartans.
Bristol Eastern
It has been a tough year for the Lancers, who lost 27-7 to Newington to fall to 0-6 on the season.
Eastern was tied at 7 with the hosts, but the Indians ripped off 20 straight points to pull away.
Back to work
After a bye week, area teams are back at it again this week.
The two local games Thursday at Crosby at Naugatuck and Derby at Waterbury Career Academy (Municipal Stadium). Both of those games start at 6 p.m.
There are several games Friday. Here’s the list:
Wolcott at Oxford, 6 p.m.
E.O. Smith at Bristol Central (Muzzy Field), 6 p.m.
St. Paul at Woodland Regional, 6:30 p.m.
Holy Cross at Sacred Heart/Kaynor Tech (Municipal Stadium), 7 p.m.
Wilby at Watertown, 7 p.m.
There are two more games on Saturday. Bristol Eastern plays at South Windsor while Kennedy hosts Torrington at Municipal Stadium. Both games start at 11 a.m.
Bristol Central statistics from summary reported to the Hartford Courant.
